Monday, August 31, 2015

There is new sheriff in town in the Heath household. He has only been around for 11 weeks but he
has changed our lives. Parenthood has
got us marching to the beat of a different drummer. But we
love learning this new rhythm. It is not
always fun or easy, sometimes quite honestly it is overwhelming, frustrating,
and exhausting. But there are other
times when it is beautiful, heart warming, and amazing.

Peter started out in life a little small but just yesterday
I spotted a cute little fat roll.Also
at what point do fat rolls go from being so cute to being…well not so
cute.

Here are a few ways that our little man has changed our
lives.

We are now in bed by 9 o’clock unless the little man decides
he doesn’t want to sleep after his 9 o’clock feed.If that happens then one of us is trying to
convince that he does in fact wants to sleep.

We are learning a new language…Peter-ize.We have not yet found a Peter-ize to English
dictionary but we are having fun figuring it out as we go.We know we are doing something right when he
talks to us and we talk back and he rewards with us a big smile.

We get excited about things like burps and coos and
smiles.

We keep track of things like how much ate and when was the
last time he….”processed”…said food.

We used to be able to go on a 1-3 day trip with one bag for
the both of us.Now with the addition of
mini-us we need to bring a pack-n-play, a diaper bag, a car seat, several
wardrobe changes, blankets, pacifiers and back up pacifiers.And we try to be minimalists when it comes to
baby gear.

Sometimes we make the mistake of going to the internet for
advice on something.Which usually
leaves us more confused because no matter what we do we will either
emotionally, physically, or psychologically scar our child beyond repair.

Our life looks totally different than it did a short 11
weeks ago but we would not have it any other way.We are learning to dance through life and
learning these new rhythms and steps as we go.We are also trying to learn a new rhythm when it comes to our
ministries/jobs.Each week will look a
little different based on what is happening that week.Over the next few months we will be with several
different W&W teams, preparing for and attending District Assemblies, being
a part of several trainings, a camp, and doing several site visits for upcoming
W&W teams.Our little man will log
in a lot of miles/kilometers in his car seat.So far thankfully he is a pretty good traveler.

Hopefully our next blog post won’t take 2-3 months to
write.However sometimes our little one
doesn’t like the rhythm of sitting so much.

Until next time: If you are changing a little boys diaper
make sure you cover the…fire hose…or you and everything around you may or may
not get sprayed J